Genotoxicity biomarkers in the assessment of heavy metal effects in mussels: Experimental studies

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-292

  Bolognesi, Claudia ^a   Landini, Eleonora ^a   Roggieri, Paola ^a   Fabbri, Rita ^b   Viarengo, Aldo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline elution; Biomarkers; Genotoxicity; Heavy metals; Micronucleus test; Mussel

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER CHLORIDE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MUTAGENS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032796369     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1999)33:4<287::AID-EM5>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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